Philmont, NY 01252 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Philmont, NY, ZIP 01252
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Philmont in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Philmont has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Philmont's last frost
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Philmont compares
Philmont's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,403 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,116 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Philmont's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Philmont can differ from the 01252 normal.